VocabHackerBeta
VH
DictionaryVocab Lists
Sign in
Sign in
Sign up

竖

豎
shù
HSK 6
#2,500 most
frequent character
to erect, vertical
verb
adjective
noun

Example Sentences

这根柱子是竖着的。
zhè gēn zhùzǐ shì shù zháo de 。
This pillar is erected vertically.
在书法中,竖笔画非常重要。
zài shūfǎ zhōng , shù bǐhuà fēicháng zhòngyào 。
In calligraphy, the vertical stroke is very important.
我画了一个竖的线条。
wǒ huà le yígè shù de xiàntiáo 。
I drew a vertical line.

Words with similar meanings

直立zhílì
upright
More specific to standing straight up, often used in physical contexts.
垂直chuízhí
perpendicular
Indicates a stricter mathematical definition, often used in geometry.

Homophones

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.

Public Lists with 竖

HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test
Advanced HSK6 Terms
Vocabulary used in HSK6 for near-native level fluency.
Art & Literature
Painting, calligraphy, novels, poetry, reading, writing, and authors.

Homophones

HSK 3
树shù
tree
HSK 6
束shù
to bind, to tie, bundle, cluster
术shù
method, technique
述shù
(bound form) to state, to tell
数shù
number, figure, several, a few